package core import ( "fmt" "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types" "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient" "golang.org/x/net/context" "reflect" ) type GethBlockchain struct { client *ethclient.Client observers []BlockchainObserver } func NewGethBlockchain(ipcPath string) *GethBlockchain { fmt.Printf("Creating Geth Blockchain to: %s\n", ipcPath) blockchain := GethBlockchain{} client, _ := ethclient.Dial(ipcPath) // TODO: handle error gracefully blockchain.client = client return &blockchain } func (blockchain GethBlockchain) notifyObservers(header *types.Header) { block := Block{Number: header.Number} for _, observer := range blockchain.observers { observer.NotifyBlockAdded(block) } } func (blockchain *GethBlockchain) RegisterObserver(observer BlockchainObserver) { fmt.Printf("Registering observer: %v\n", reflect.TypeOf(observer)) blockchain.observers = append(blockchain.observers, observer) } func (blockchain *GethBlockchain) SubscribeToEvents() { blocks := make(chan *types.Header, 10) myContext := context.Background() blockchain.client.SubscribeNewHead(myContext, blocks) for block := range blocks { blockchain.notifyObservers(block) } }